Background*

Mr. Anthony F. Earley, Jr., also known as Tony, has been the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation, holding Company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company since September 13, 2011. Mr. Earley joined PG&E in September 2011. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DTE Electric Company since August 1998. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Downtown Detroit Partnership until September 30, 2011. He served as ... the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DTE Gas Company. Mr. Earley served as the President and Chief Operating Officer at DTE Electric Company from March 1994 to October 31, 2005. His responsibilities included a broad range of utility operations, as well as focusing on developing the workforce skills and workplace culture needed for DTE Electric to be successful in a changing utility environment. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at DTE Energy Co. from March 1994 to October 31, 2005 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to October 1, 2010. Previously, he served as President at DTE Energy Co. from March 1994 to August 2004. Mr. Earley served as President and Chief Operating Officer of DTE Gas Company until July 2, 2007. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Long Island Lighting Company, an electric and gas utility in New York From 1989 to 1994,. He held several other positions at Long Island Lighting, including Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He joined LILCO in 1985 from the law firm of Hunton & Williams, where, he was a Partner. As a Member of Long Island's energy and environmental team, he had participated in the licensing of both nuclear and non-nuclear generating plants and represented a substantial number of nuclear utilities in rulemaking actions before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mr. Earley served as an Officer in the United States Navy nuclear submarine program where he was qualified as a Chief Engineer Officer. He serves as the Chairman of United Way For Southeastern Michigan. He served as the Chairman of Edison Electric Institute Inc., and served as a First Vice. At Edison Electric Institute, he was directly involved in the development of national policies on energy, the environment, and climate change issues. He also served as chair of the Nuclear Energy Institute and worked to revitalize the nuclear industry in the United States. He served as an Executive Chairman of DTE Energy Co. from September 2010 to September 12, 2011. He served as the Chairman of the Board at Henry Ford Health System, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Detroit Renaissance. He has been a Director of Pacific Gas and Electric Company since June 2012. He serves as a Director of Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan and Cornerstone Schools, Detroit Zoological Society and Nuclear Energy Institute Inc. Mr. Earley serves as a Director of Detroit Renaissance. Mr. Earley has been an Independent Director of Ford Motor Co. since March 2009. He serves as a Director of Business Leaders for Michigan. He serves on the listed member advisory board for the New York Stock Exchange. He served as a Director of Mutual of America Capital Management LLC. He served as a Director of Masco Corporation until May 8, 2012 and previously served as an Independent Director from 2001 to August 2011. He served as a Director of DTE Energy Co., from 1994 to September 12, 2011 and Comerica Incorporated from July 2000 to February 2009. He served as a Director of DTE Electric Company. He served as a Director of Plug Power Inc. from June 1997 to November 14, 2005. Mr. Earley served as a Director of Comerica Bank, from 1998 to July 2000 and Comerica Incorporated from 2000 to February 28, 2009. He served as a Director of Invest Detroit. Mr. Earley serves as a Trustee of many community and professional organizations. Mr. Earley serves as a Member of Listed Company Advisory Committee of New York Stock Exchange Inc. He serves on the Department of Energy's Electricity advisory board and the advisory board for the College of Engineering for the University of Notre Dame. He serves as Member of Listed Company Advisory Committee at NYSE Euronext, Inc. He has memberships on the boards of United Way Bay Area and The Exploratorium, a science, arts, and human perception museum based in San Francisco. His community service has also been recognized by The Detroit News, and in 2003 he was selected as one of several Michiganians of the Year. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, a Master of Science degree in engineering, and a law degree at the University of Notre Dame.

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